And After the Fire - Tapa blanda

"Music pulses through this rich tale of love, morality, and a lost cantata.... Filled with history, gorgeous descriptions of music, and people both real and imagined."--Washington Independent Review of Books

"This latest novel from Belfer...is her most compelling yet.... Told with lyrical beauty (in a tender love scene, the past exists with the present), the novel is like the lost cantata itself, revealing our capacity for darkness, redeemed by the power of unconditional love. A dazzling, transformative novel. Highly recommended."--Historical Novel Review

"A fascinating historical novel and poignant love story that will open the eyes and ears of music lovers and please those who enjoy a graceful, spellbinding tale pondering important questions."--Library Journal (starred review)

"Brilliant and mesmerizing.... Since reading And After the Fire, I've been trumpeting it as the best novel I've had the pleasure of reading in years."--Elinor Lipman, New York Times bestselling author of Then She Found Me

"One of the four best novels published to date in 2016.... The research and writing are... splendidly accomplished.... Brilliant."--AEQAI

"On as grand a scale as any Bach masterpiece, Belfer's novel explores the composer's religious music and its effect on two women living 300 years apart.... Powerfully and emotionally written.... A fascinating, compelling read."--RT Reviews

"Belfer's prose is heartbreaking, as are her twin themes of love and betrayal, both romantic and familial. . . . She also has a gift for rejuvenating spirit of place--turn-of-the-20th-century Buffalo in City of Light and wartime New York here."--USA Today

"A FIERCE RADIANCE shines with fascinating detail about a moment in American history we have mostly forgotten, when penicillin was new, miraculous, and in short supply. Belfer's powerful portrayal of how people are changed in pursuit of a miracle makes this book an especially compelling read."--Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank

"[Belfer's] virtuoso novel...epitomizes Faulkner's epigram that the past is never dead--or even past. Susanna and Sara's storylines inevitably merge, across centuries and continents and gathering suspense. The novel swells with life's great themes--love and death, family and faith --and the insistent, dark music of loss."--USA Today, ****

"In Belfer's hands, fictitious characters blend uncannily with historical ones."--The New Yorker